bump up
phrasal verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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In recent years, preservation has solidly bumped up against progress.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Maybe Happy Ending, starring Darren Criss, was one of few shows to see an increase in grosses last week, bumping up about $10,000 from the prior week, to $903,408 and increasing capacity to 97 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
The average basket bumped up to 61.1 euros per order, from 60.4 in the same period last year, with 58.5 million orders – 3.3 million more year-over-year.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
Membership of the Women’s Championship doesn’t come with a specified minimum spend, but does mean clubs have to meet certain requirements — and hire certain staff — that naturally bump up how much a team costs to run.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Maybe Happy Ending, starring Darren Criss, was one of few shows to see an increase in grosses last week, bumping up about $10,000 from the prior week, to $903,408 and increasing capacity to 97 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
The average basket bumped up to 61.1 euros per order, from 60.4 in the same period last year, with 58.5 million orders – 3.3 million more year-over-year.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
Membership of the Women’s Championship doesn’t come with a specified minimum spend, but does mean clubs have to meet certain requirements — and hire certain staff — that naturally bump up how much a team costs to run.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bump up
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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